The Human Culture and the diaspora of Life
News
A.Re Days – Artistic Research Days and the European Researchers’ Night
Within the framework of EU4ART_differences, the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome is pleased to announce A.Re Days, three days entirely dedicated to Artistic Research, which for the first time will see the participation of the Roman institution in The European Researchers' Night.
Cultural Pasts – The Tangible, Intangible & the Digital
Seen through these lenses when we think about heritage (whether related to the city, an art object, a designed artefact or a cultural product) we are obliged to consider issues that are, often at the same time, tangible, intangible and increasingly digital.
JRC Makers-in-Residence programme
The JRC makers-in-residence programme is an annual, short-term research-focused residence hosted by the JRC Makerspace, in the Joint Research Centre's Ispra site, in Italy. The residence is centred around specific concepts and themes directly tied to the science and technology policy topics considered in the Joint Research Centre's Annual Work Programme.
REBOOT. Pioneering Digital Art
REBOOT displays the influence of digital technology in art and society. The exhibition includes key works by artists such as Edward Ihnatowicz, Dick Raaijmakers, Driessens & Verstappen and Debra Solomon as well as new works inspired by these pioneers by VR artist Ali Eslami, artist Jonas Lund, Katja Novitskova and Play the City, among others.
13th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Music, Sound, Art and Design (EvoMUSART)
EvoMUSART is a multidisciplinary conference that brings together researchers who are working on the application of Artificial Neural Networks, Evolutionary Computation, Swarm Intelligence, Cellular Automata, Alife, and other Artificial Intelligence techniques in creative and artistic fields such as Visual Art, Music, Architecture, Video, Digital Games, Poetry, or Design.
The Human Culture and the diaspora of Life
Although almost exclusively considered as related to calculation systems and computers, algorithms exist since antiquity, and have deeply influenced and shaped the human culture. Humanity and human activities have always been inspired by Nature and the living, that since the Palaeolithic have been represented. Today’s disciplines, tools and technologies have expanded the possibilities of simulation in many fields, from science to art.
AI, Beni Culturali e Arte / AI, Cultural Heritage and Art
[ITA] Qual è l'apporto dell’Intelligenza Artificiale nei Beni Culturali e nell’arte? Presso il Cineca una giornata di riflessione e discussione con esperti e artisti, tra cui i vincitori della call di GRIN, parte del progetto europeo S+T+ARTS.
[ENG] What is the contribution of Artificial Intelligence in cultural heritage and art? At Cineca a day of reflection and discussion with experts and artists, including the winners of the GRIN call, part of the European S+T+ARTS project.
European Media Art Platform (EMAP) Residencies
With the support of the European Union’s Creative Europe programme, the European Media Art Platform continues its residency program for artists, artist duos, collectives or other artistic collaborations working in the fields of digital art, media art, robotic art and bio art.
Folle di Scienza – Strambinaria 2023
Riscaldamento globale, vaccini, energia, ma anche nuove tecnologie, mobilità, ricadute della ricerca nella vita quotidiana: che si tratti di grandi temi in evidenza o di argomenti sotto traccia, scienza e tecnologia sono sempre all’ordine del giorno nel panorama dell’informazione.
ISEA2024 – Everywhen
ISEA2024 sets out to explore human perception of timescales and challenge our understanding of past, present and future in the days of singularity and climate change – the Everywhen. The Everywhen is the concept of all time simultaneously present in a place and describes the notion that past, present and future are co-habiting any given location. Where many western cultures believe time is the constant and travels in a linear progression from now to then, First Nations Australians describe the b...
Leggere la complessità / Reading Complexity
[ITA] L’evento vuole riflettere sul rapporto tra la cibernetica, e in particolare la ricerca di Silvio Ceccato e le potenzialità dell’Intelligenza Artificiale.
[ENG] The event aims to reflect on the relationship between cybernetics, and in particular the research of Silvio Ceccato and the current potential of Artificial Intelligence.
S+T+ARTS AIR
S+T+ARTS AIR launches a new S+T+ARTS residencies programme focused on two main themes: Resilient interspecies urban ecosystems and Human AI Ecosystems, presenting a unique opportunity for artists to collaborate at the intersection of art, science, and technology.
Télé—Visions: Technologies of Ubiquity in the Visual Arts (19th – 21st Centuries)
The international symposium Télé—Visions brings together a body of recent work on the influence of emission, transmission and reception technologies in the visual arts and visual culture, from the 19th century to the present.
CMCC Climate Change Communication Award “Rebecca Ballestra”
The Award is open to individuals, teams or organizations, regardless of nationality. Eligible submissions must present projects, initiatives and tools that communicate climate change through various forms such as arts, theatre, video making, podcasts, music, photography, journalism, gaming, education, data visualization, editorial contents and the use of digital channels and tools. Scientific reports and capacity building projects are not intended as communication projects, therefore are not eli...
Sea Level Rise and Coastal Adaptation
Participants will learn about existing or planned adaptation strategies through case studies from various geographical locations, showcasing the complexity of their implementation, the disproportionate impacts on marginalized communities, and the importance of inclusive decision-making processes.
Creative Machine – Oxford Symposium 2023
Bringing together invited speakers from the worlds of computing, AI, art, robotics, and virtual and augmented reality, the symposium will address topics such as ‘AI and visualisation in scientific discovery’, ‘Can AI be creative?’ and ‘Curating AI and Digital Art’.
13th Beyond Humanism Conference (BHC)
Two years after the outbreak of the pandemic and the distance or hybridity it forced our lives into, the 13th Beyond Humanism Conference is taking place as a live event, returning to one of the crucial places for the development of the several Posthuman routes of thinking, the University of the Aegean, Mytilini, Greece.
Il Pianeta corale di Luigi Pagliarini / The Choral Planet by Luigi Pagliarini
[ITA] Raccontare Luigi Pagliarini è una sfida complessa. Partire dalla sua biografia comporta il rischio di non dire tutto, e proprio nel non dire si cela la sua essenza straordinariamente grande, una vita densa di esperienze, ricerche e fare estetico.
[ENG] Telling the story of Luigi Pagliarini is a complex challenge. Starting from his biography could be a good place to begin, and it is precisely in not saying that his extraordinarily great essence is concealed, a life dense with experience, r...
6th European Climate Change Adaptation
Apply to share your climate adaptation solutions and challenges, content proposals, posters and creative arts at ECCA2023. Once you have registered, simply read our Submission Guidelines, select the most appropriate theme and submit your application.
More than planet: Ocean-Space-Ocean edition
This "Ocean-Space-Ocean" edition of the "More-Than-Planet" symposium series will bring together artists and researchers to question the role of the oceans in planetary balances and the perspectives offered by marine biodiversity in the ecological transition.
International Meeting of Studies on the State of Art Criticism: Dynamic Updates – Fluidity
[ITA] Un evento per sondare lo stato attuale della critica d'arte con approfondite analisi sulle opere e sugli artisti nello specifico dei contenuti culturali che riguardano le arti.
[ENG] An event to analyze the current state of art criticism, with in-depth analysis of the art works and of the artists, specifically in the cultural realms concerning the arts.
Surprise: you are now bound by the natural contract
In view of the urgency felt, the SciArt project wanted to delve deeper into the cultural, philosophical and epistemological ramifications of our attitude towards Nature, feeling that such a reflection is an essential element to bring about real change. It intends to tie together the latest understanding of science, art and culture within a sound vision that liberates our concepts of nature from obsolete assumptions.
Dialoghi attraverso i mari. Il mare che ci separa, ci unisce. Tracciare conoscenza e pratica nell’Antropocene
[ITA] L’edizione italiana non è una semplice traduzione dei contenuti della versione originale inglese, ma è stata arricchita dai contributi di alcuni nuovi autori sull’argomento.
[ENG] The Italian edition is not just a simple translation of the contents of the original English version, but it has been enriched by texts on the subject from some new authors.
Arts & Creative Technology Festival of the Asia Culture Center 2023
ACT (Arts & Creative Technology) Festival of the Asia Culture Center (ACC) aims to integrate artistic creativity and technology in a transdisciplinary festival that showcases future-oriented projects and ideas through various programs including exhibitions, academic forums, performances, and workshops, promoting the exchange of knowledge, skills, and experiences among local and international artists, cultural producers, and the general public.
Outsourcing Life
Humans have always been inspired by the living, representing, simulating and emulating it. Today we are witnessing the extension of life into a “Third Life” - being the “First Life” the biological life and the “Second Life” the life in the symbolic dimension - that expands Nature. This process is consistent with the progressive externalization outside the body of human functions and activities.
Giacomo Verde: Liberare arte da artisti / Giacomo Verde: Set the artists free from Art
[ITA] “Giacomo Verde: Liberare Arte da Artisti” è la prima mostra pubblica dall'Archivio Giacomo Verde e illustra la prima “fase tecno-artistica” dell'artista: un periodo ben documentato e ricco di creatività dal teatro popolare e di strada alla video arte e alle installazioni.
[ENG] “Giacomo Verde: Set the artists free from Art” is the first public exhibition from the Giacomo Verde Archive and it illustrates artist’s first “techno-artistic phase”: a well-documented and creatively rich period f...
The 16th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI 2023)
Visual communication through graphical or sign languages has long been conducted among human beings of different backgrounds or cultures, and in recent decades between human and machine. In today's digital world, visual information is typically encoded with various metaphors commonly used in daily life to facilitate rapid comprehension and easy analysis during the communication process.